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Graduate Application Process

Application & Fee's

$75 Non Refundable Application Fee

Acceptable methods of payment for the $75 Application Fee are: Personal check, Money order or Credit card. Credit Card payments are accepted online through the application for admission. Once the application is submitted, Money Orders or Personal Checks are the only remaining options.

Important Note: Please, do not send cash or personal credit card information in the mail.

Test Scores

TOEFL or IELTS

Applicants will be considered to have obtained the required English language proficiency if they meet satisfactory scores (below) or one of the additional options:

Score Requirements:

TOEFL

Minimum TOEFL Score Accepted: 75 IBT / 537 PBT

TOEFL Subscores

Reading

15

Listening

15

Speaking

18

Writing

17

IELTS

Minimum IELTS Score Accepted: 6.5

The TOEFL/IELTS requirement can be waived if an applicant has graduated from the ESL Academy. Information regarding other considerations for exemption, including country of citizenship/origin, and special circumstances can be found here. Please note that some graduate level programs will require a higher score on the TOEFL/IELTS and applicants should consult the department for additional details

IELTS Subscores

Reading

5.5

Listening

5.5

Speaking

5.5

Writing

5.5

Other:

Additional Options

Successfully completed the University of Colorado Denver’s ESL Academy.

Graduated from a foreign institution where the language of instruction for the post-secondary degree was English.

Graduated from a US accredited school abroad with English as the medium of instruction.

Graduated with bachelor’s degree in the US or successfully completed a minimum of two semesters of full-time study in a master’s program at a US accredited institution.

UNDERGRADUATE APPLICANTS ONLY:

The applicant has graduated from and completed a minimum of one year of secondary school in the US that included at least one unit of college preparatory English.

All freshmen applicants who apply for admission immediately following graduation from a high school in the US are required to submit SAT/ACT results.

GMAT & GRE

GMAT scores are required for all graduate Business programs. GRE scores are required for some programs; please check your department's website. View the GMAT and GRE institutional codes for reporting scores to CU Denver.

Letters of Recomendation

Only two are required for programs offered in the Business School. Letters of recommendation that are academic in nature are preferred by admissions committees, but if it has been several years since you attended a college/university professional references will also be accepted.